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Sweet Rice Balls

These are a healthy snack/Laddoo using brown rice and Jaggery.This is a tasty and healthy evening snack from the ancient recipe collections of south Indian state Kerala.

Ari Unda/Rice balls

Wishing all Indians a very HAPPY DIWALI...!
It's again a festive season in our country INDIA.Diwali is the festival of lights.Every Indian around the world,celebrate this day,by decorating their houses with lamps/diyas. Special sweets are also made on this auspicious day.
This recipe is simple ,hardly takes 10-15 minutes to prepare.Ingredients for Brown rice balls/Laddoos
Par Boiled rice-2 cups
Jaggery-1/2 cups grated
Coconut grated-3/4 cup
Cardamom powder-1 tspMethod Of Preparation
Dry roast the rice until it crackles and turns golden completely.Refer the picture below for the exact texture.

Once you get the rice roasted,grind it well in a blender/grinder. Once the rice is powdered well add coconut,jaggery and cardamom and blend again well.
Make balls/ laddos using this mix.Add more coconut so that the mix is wet enough to make balls. Jaggery should be added according to your taste.(Above measurements will yield 15 Laddoos.)
Very healthy,Oil less snack is ready in minutes.
ENJOY ! Have a safe DIWALI.

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